Senior Therapeutic Radiographer

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Ensuring that all patient setup information is recorded accurately and unambiguously.
• Maintain competencies to undertake treatment planning for simple non planned treatment volumes using RayStation TPS
• Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate treatment related processes to ensure a seamless pathway for the patient. This will include:
  a. arranging the manufacture of immobilisation devices, beam shaping devices and other treatment accessories
  b. scheduling of patients to comply with Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy clinical trials
  c. on treatment reviews and follow up appointments
• Provide written and verbal information to patients and carers on all aspects of Radiotherapy treatment and its associated side effects and reactions ensuring that explanations are appropriate to the patient's comprehension and level of understanding
• Plan and implement an appropriate supportive care package for patients liaising with other departments, professionals and agencies to optimise support before during and after treatment.
• Educate, motivate and reassure patients to ensure compliance with treatment regimens assessing the patients' physical and emotional state on a daily basis to ensure that it is appropriate to proceed with treatment.
• Supervise, train and assess less experienced staff and students in the workplace, setting high standards and enabling them to develop their professional skills.
• Deputise for the Band7 radiographer in all technical aspects of work within the treatment room, in the day-to-day management of the treatment unit and its workload/appointments.
• Undertake training /updates required to operate all equipment safely, effectively and to maximise its therapeutic/diagnostic potential.
• Participate in Continuing Professional Development activities including Trust Mandatory training, sharing knowledge and cascade training where appropriate.
• Be involved with research and development within the department as required facilitating the implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and audit of radiotherapy quality procedures and work instructions.
• Be familiar with quality assurance tests for designated equipment, performing the tests as required to assess the unit's fitness for clinical use, reporting any deviations or faults in line with departmental protocols.
• Report all Clinical incidents in line with departmental policy.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Personal Specification (PDF, 688.3KB)
• Welcoming Disabled Candidate (PDF, 371.7KB)
• Candidate Information (PDF, 736.7KB)